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Amy Klobuchar: Forty-eight years is a long time for an apology, and it only happened because Congressman Lewis never quit fighting for…

On the recordJuly 18, 2021
Forty-eight years is a long time for an apology, and it only happened because Congressman Lewis never quit fighting for progress.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar highlighted Lewis's enduring fight for civil rights and the significance of a long-overdue apology.

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